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'RTO, transport commissioner, traffic police offices citadels of corruption, festering sores' State Finance Commission Report-Part -II 11/30/2011 12:13:58 AM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Nov 29: Office of Regional Transport Officer in Jammu and Kashmir regions separately, sub-offices in various districts, postings in traffic department alongwith the office of transport commissioner are citadels of corruption and such festering sores that commission is compelled to name them in public interest. These stinging remarks have been made by Jammu and Kashmir State Finance Commission (JKSFC) in its five volume report submitted to the state government on November 30, 2010. Apart from calling the above mentioned offices as 'festering sores', SFC report has taken sharp notice of corruption in the office of excise commissioner with the involvement of excise and taxation officers besides referring to the office of sales tax commissioner where sales tax officers indulge in extreme corrupt practices. It has advised the government that posting of officers in Transport, Sales Tax, Traffic and Excise department, known widely as lucrative postings should be made after due scrutiny of names and those officials who always hanker for such jobs should not be...   READ MORE

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NC in Mud Slinging: Gul targets Party MP says Rattanpuri has lost his balance 11/30/2011 12:09:33 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 29: The mudslinging within the National Conference has taken serious turn as Advisor to the Chief Minister & National Conference senior leader Mubarak Gul said that Ghulam Nabi Rattanpuri is allowing his frustration to get the better of him and defended Chief Minister by saying that Rattanpuri is targeting Omar who was instrumental in carving a place for him in the political spectrum of the state. In his press statement issued today Gul remarked 'a small time broadcaster with Radio Kashmir failed to digest his elevation to the Rajya Sabha and thus is involved in making absurd, frivolous baseless statements.' Advisor to the Chief Minister & National Confere...   READ MORE   UIDAI issues notice to J&K govt over scrapping of UID deal 11/30/2011 12:09:03 AM Asif Iqbal Naik JAMMU, Nov 29: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has slashed a notice to state of Jammu and Kashmir over the scraping of UID contract to two companies Wipro Technologies, Gurgaon and Srinagar based Comptech Technology after they won the bid to carry out the enrolment of 27 lakh and 45 lakh people respectively in the month of August 2011. According to the reports, in its notice which was issued to state government, UIDAI raised objections over the scraping of the contracts as the work of enrolment of UID cards was at its advance stage. UIDIA sought reason from Jammu and Kashmir government on scraping the deal without taking UIDAI into confidence, which provi...   READ MORE   NC now sheds tears for coalition Theater of the absurd! 11/30/2011 12:08:02 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 29: National Conference leaders today urged their workers to work for strengthening ties with Congress. They were addressing a function of party workers at the party headquarters. While political circles hailed their concern for saving the coalition rule, the speech of a leader evoked a sarcastic response from political circles. According to them he was responsible for causing cracks in the party. "He annoyed two most powerful and influential leaders to the extent that one of them ignored Chief Minister's phone calls", they said. His tirade against the other was equally resented by the workers. A NC worker while responding to his comment said: "A ...   READ MORE   Comdr, 2IC held by CBI red handed with graft of Rs 23,000 11/30/2011 12:05:56 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 29: A Commander and 2IC (second in Command) of Border Road Task Force (BRTF) were caught red handed while accepting an enticement of Rs 23000 by the sleuths of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headed by Amandeep Singh, SP CBI, sources said. Sources said that following a complaint from one M/S Santosh Electric Work alleging that Colonel K.V Pratap and his associate Second in Command Colonel Jatinder Kumar Singh posted at Headquarters of 35, BRTF at Udhampur are demanding graft for the release of his pending amount worth Rs fourteen lakh eighty five thousand, three hundred and seventy one and accordingly a case was registered followed by a trap. "A case ...   READ MORE   Decision first, attempt at building consensus after bitter opposition AFSPA & NC, FDI & Congress 11/30/2011 12:05:34 AM Rustam JAMMU, Nov 29: The political behaviour of the National Conference (NC) and the Congress is almost identical. Both claim they believe in democratic principles and in the politics based on consensus. Both claim they stand for the people and their all-round development. Both claim they evolve and pursue policies aimed at regenerating the socio-economic and political life of the people. They make false claims. None of these outfits believes in and practices politics based on consensus and based on the needs and aspirations of the people. They are dictatorial in their behaviour and their policies always aim at protecting and advancing further the interests of a particular class at th...   READ MORE   Has New Delhi told Abdullahs to pack up? Farooq Turns Angry -- II 11/30/2011 12:04:58 AM Neha JAMMU, Nov 29: It would be only appropriate to quote here what he said during his interview to Thapar which CNN IBN telecast on Sunday. Such an exercise is imperative to put things in right perspective. He, among other things, said: "Army is not our master. Just remember that. People of Jammu and Kashmir are masters of the State. Army is not the master. Army is only to protect…There are certain things we have to do for the betterment of the people, for the feeling of the people that yes there is better situation. That we are getting better. People of State feel that AFSPA should go…The Army was failing to handle the situation… Successful infiltration bid is Army's failure…It's not th...   READ MORE   Journos to observe "Black Day" 11/30/2011 12:04:23 AM Early Times Report NEW DELHI, Nov 29: Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) will observe Black Day on 2nd December to protest against moves to scuttle the Wage Board for journalist and non-journalists, and concerted moves to kill the Working Journalists Act. The black day will also spot light increasing attack on journalists in sensitive areas and moves by J&K state governments to withdraw advertisements to select news papers. The black day will be followed by solidarity rally day with the Confederation of Newspapers and News Agency Employees Federation. An action committee of the DUJ, Press Unity Centre Delhi, and various bodies in Delhi is being finalised, the DUJ added. A statement by the...   READ MORE

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